Rotary cheese-paraffining machine.



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ROTARY CHEESE PARAPPINING MACHINE;

` APPLICATION FILED APB.3, 1905.

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fNo. 815,575. PATRNTRD MAR. 2o, 1906*. l l0. o. lAMSDRN.

ROTARY GH'RRsE PARAPPINING MACHINE. y

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z UNITED STATES :OFFICE-.

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no1-Am CHEESE-PAR'AFFINING' MAoHlNE.

Be it known that I, ORvILLE O. AMsDEN, a

citizen of the United States, residing in Cuba,`-

povements in Rotary` Cheese--Parafining achines, of which the followinglisa specifi- The object of my invention is to rovide an improvedcheese-paraffining mac ne by which cheese-rolls may be easily and`(uickly paraflined by being received and rev lved in swin ing basketswhich receive them from a sup y-chute or the like, 4 sive y through atank of ot'p'araffn, and

then allow them to drip and cool while pass-v ing around to a shelf uponwhich they are deposited, the rolls then passing down an incline to thel starting andI receiving bench, where they are ready for boxing. Theoperation of my device is a continuous one and comprisesa cycle ofmovements in which the cheese-rolls are first passed to the machine, arethen acted upon by the latter, and are automatically returned to thestarting-'point or some adjacent point ready for the boxing op-`eration. f

For a full description of the inventionand the merits `thereof and also.to 'acquire a view of one in all the views o knowledge of the details'of construction of the means for effecting the result reference 1s to behad to the following description and accompanying drawings, in whichf-Flgure 1 is a side elevation of an embodif .ment of my invention. 2 is atop plan viewthereof. Fig. 3 is a ail perspective of the swingingcarriers or baskets'. I

.Corresponding and like vparts are referred toin the followindescriptlon and vindicated the drawings by the same referencecharacters.

l Referring to the drawings, the referenceletter K designatestwo.spacedapart hanv ers between which is journaled a transverse s aftF, carrying two sets of radial arms G, (in this instance four in numberin. each set,) said armsbein secured at their inner ends by bolts J toub-plates Hon the' shaft. The said shaft is driven in any suitablemanner-'fin the present instance a band-.wheel or pnl-,- ley L eingemployed. 'Between the outer ends ofevery two corresponding arms G is:sus ended a freely-swinging basketC, the

bas et being pivotall sus ended `from the arms at the upperendt ereoiThis basket'in Specicationof Letters-Patent. I application mea April9,1905. serial No. 253,129.

ass them succesthe present instance-comprises twoy U-sha ed bars C', oneof'which is'pi-voted to the ot er,

e two bars by means of this ar'd in a more orless spaced-,a art,ositionwithrespect to each other. Eai ofp the baskets isfurtherrovided,with an arm D, extending rearwardly therefrom at one side and`preferably secured to .or formed inte alfwithone of the two LJ-shapedbars C 'llel arms D are preferably somewhat curved, as shown. The radialarms G, which are' designed to revolve about the shaft F as 'an axis,constitute, withtheir swingingbaskets C, a revoluble carrier for thecheese-rolls.

M designates a vchute or trackway over 'Patented umh '20,'19a

so that -theymay be more or less extended at ins C4 on the other'barwhereby'to which the cheese-rolls are designed tor'travel in their passae to the receiving-platform N,

ed with a counterweigh't 0, to return it to itsnormal-horizontalositionl Thetilting l 'platform N forms practically a' continuation ofthe track or chute M, and the forward end of the platform is located injuxtaposition to .the ath described b revo vin arms G. he cheese-rollsmay be the outer ends of the fed to t e tilting platform in any suitable-I C 'mannen but as the feeding device does not form a material part ofmy present invention I have deemed it unnecessary to illustrate thesame. lf desired, thel cheese-rolls may -be fed byV hand 'one at.r atime direct from the unboxing-bench onto the tilting platform, and thelatter mag be provided with two s acedapart sto s between which the ceeserolls ma e set directly over` the hinge of the tilting p atform, sothatthey will be conveniently supported without danger of rollin off thesame and yet be in position to roll o the stop `down the platform intilted position and into one of the swinging baskets designed for itsreception.

Asthe carrier is rotatedan arm S, secured to the l.outer end of one ofeachhpair of radial arms G, will ystrike against the outer end of theplatform and cause the latter to tilt, assuming the position shown indotted lines in Fig. 1. .This tilting will result in acheeseroll beingreceived in the basket that hap-l pens to be adjacent theouter end ofthe platform at the time, and as the carrier continues t0 rotate thesaid basket, withthe cheeseroll in it, will be carried through the tankof parailn, whereby the cheese-roll becomes coated. This tank ma beconstructed 1n any desired manner, an as shown in Fig. 1,

`it referably comprises an vouter shell A, ,pro-

vi( ed with water-pipe R, waterlass P, and steam-outlet Q, and an inners ell-B, designed to lreceive the paraflin and wedge into the outershell A. As shown, the platform N is in the resent instance hingeddirectly to the parat '1n-tank, with its outer end projecting over thesame. As the carrier then continues to revolve the Swingin suspendedbaskets, with the cheese-rolls 1n t em, will be carried out of theparaffin one at a time and passed around in the direction indicated bythe dart in Fig. 1 through the air, ,whereby the are allowed to drip`and cool. When a bas (et reaches the upper end of its travel, its arm Dwill come into contact with a laterally-projecting pin W, secured on thelower end of the frame X, attached to the roof or the like, as shown,and by thus coming in contact the basket will be tilted rearwardly,

as is evident from the drawings, and this will allow the cheese-roll to"be discharged from the basket onto a receiving chute or runway T, whichmay be of any suitable character, in this instance being suspended fromhangers V, the receiving end of said runway bein g located at the properpoint, so that when the basket is tilted to discharge a cheese-roll itslower end will engage with the outer end of the`runway, as indicated inFig. 1. The cheese-rolls are thus'permitted to roll down to thereceiving-bench or similar device ready for boxing. As the carrier stillcontinues to revolve the basket will be again presented to the platformto receive another cheese-roll, the foremost cross-bar C of the basketriding downwardly over a suitable inclined guide Y, which maintains thebasket in the proper position and prevents it from swinging forwardly,in which eventit might not be in a position to properly receive the4next cheese-roll.

As illustrated in Fig. 1 the parts of the apparatus are so proportionedthat when a swinging basket is tilted by the pin W to deposit itscheese-roll onto the runway T the lower edge of. the basket is incontact with. the outer end of said runway, being held in this positionby the en agement of the arm D with the said pin As the inclined guide Yprojects downwardly fromthe said end of the runway, it is manifest thatthe basket in its'further downward movement will ride upon the saidguide and be directed thereby onto the tilting platform. The basketsbeing U-shaped, as above described, as soon as their lowermost cross-barclears the lower end of the inclined guide Y the basket as a whole isout of engagement with the in- /swinging baskets, means for automaticalclined guide, for the reason that it is only the lower cross-ba whichengages therewith.

In other words, the inclined guide Y is located between the planes ofthe vertical bars C ofthe baskets and subsequentl also within the planeof the arms G and oth in parts of'thepparatus.

he reference-letter U designates side guides for the roll as it isreceived upon the tilting platform N, said guides in the presentinstance being shown as attached to and depending from the runway T. l

From the foregoing description, in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, it will be seen that I have provided a useful and novel form.of apparatus, which is provided with a revolving carrier and operatescontin- :ually to receive cheese-rolls one after the other and carrythem successively through paraflin, after which the carrier will carrythem through the air to allow them to drip and cool, and will depositthem one after the other upon a runway or the like. It will also be seenthat the operation of the apparatus is entirely automatlc, it being onlynecessary to supply the inclined track or chute with er project-kcheese-rolls, the machine automatically going through all the othersteps of the operation.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed `as, new is- 1. Anapparatus of the character described comprising a revoluble carrier, aseries of freely-swinging baskets mounted thereon, a suitable bath, andmeans whereby said baskets will receive the articles and carry themthrough said bath and automaticall deposit them upon a receiving-tableor the ike.

2. An apparatus of the character described comprising a,n revolublecarrier, a freely-swin 1n basket carried thereby, a suitable bat t roughwhich said basket is designed to pass, a receiving chute or run- Way,and means for automatically tiltin the basket after it has emerged fromthe ath whereby to discharge its contents upon said runway.

3. An apparatus of the character described comprising a series ofrevoluble swinging baskets, a suitable bath, and means whereb saidbaskets will automatically receive t e articles one at a time and carrthem through said bath and finally deposit them successively upon areceiving-table or the like. Y

4. An apparatus of the character described comprising a series ofrevoluble freelydepositing the articles in the successive bas5i kets,and means whereby said baskets'will deposit their articles successivelyonto a receiving-table or the like.

5. An apparatus ofthe character described comprising a revolublecarrier, a suitable IOO - receiving-runway above said bath, and means vwhereby said carrier will automatically rey like is bath, asupply-chuteladjacent said bath, a

ceive the articles from said chute,carry them throug 'e the bath andnally deposit them upon said runway.

, l 6; An apparatus ofthe character described comprising a revolublecarrier prov.ided-withl a series of Jfreely-swinging baskets,a;-Qsuitable bath through w'vhich said baskets aredesigned tosuccessively ass, and means for'automat- `ically tilting said baskets toallow them to deposit their contents upon a runwayor the comprisingarevoluble carrier including a'se'- ries of lswinging baskets,4 asuitablebath carrier, a stationary abutment,` and: an" arm on saidabutmentwherebyt'o tilt'the basket for the purpose set forth.v

8. An apparatus ofthe character described comprising a freely-swingingrevoluble basket, a suitable bat the basket with the article to be actedupon by the bath, and means for automatically ti ting tue basket afteritl has emerged from the bath whereby vto discharge its contents.

9. An apparatus of the character described comprlsing a revolublecarrier including a.

swinging basket', a suitable bath throu h which said basket is designedto pass, a ti ting platform arranged in the path' of said bas# ket, andan arm secured to the carrier and designed to'tilt said platform wherebyto allow e the'articlethereon to enter the basket.

10. apparatus of the character describedcomlprising' aV revolublecarrier including a free yswinging basket, -a suitable bat-h .throughwhich-said basket is designed to ass, la tilting r platformforthearticles, thel orward end ofsaid platform lying within the path ofsaid basket, Iand a depressing device supported on the carrier andesigned to tilt the outer-end 'or said platform when-the lbasket is adjacentth'ereto as andl for the purpose set forth.' i v 1.1:. Anapparatus of the character described comprisin a revolub'le carrierincluding. a swinging asket, a suitable vbath through which said basketis designed to pass, an arm rigidly secured to said basketand'ex'tending rearwardly therefrom at one side, and a pin W projectinglaterally into the ath of'said arm and designed to engage the atter totilt y the basket, as and for the purpose set forth.

12. An apparatus of the character described comprising a revolubleshaft, two sets of ravat a time and will 'through the' bath an them uponsaid runway. 1, 13. Anapparatusof the characterdescribed lcomprising arevoluble carrier including a 7 An apparatusfof the character-described`said basket, 1a runway a v 4means' for tilting the basket rearwardlad#` v 'jacent' the ends of said runway, where y to "..discha'rgethe-contents ofthe basket ontothe same, and'guides extending from saidrun-l through whlch said' bas-4 ket is designed to pass, means forsupplying y which said basket is desi dial armssecured'thereon, Swinginbaskets l .kets are desi ned to successively pass, a supply-chutead]acent the path of said baskets, areceivirg-runway `or the like abovesaid chute, an means whereby the baskets will automatically receive thearticles one basket (pass th`em successively automatically depositswinging basket, a bath through which said basket '1s vdesigned "topass, a su ply'- chute having an end adjacent the ath escribed by ilovesaid chute,

way 1and designed to prevent the free swing- 14'. An apparatus ofthecharacterdescribed` vcomprising a revoluble carrier, a lswingin .ing ofthe basket as it passes to the said chute. l

basket embodiedV therein, a bath throuo' b edl to pass, a suply devicehavin an en adjacent the ath described by sai basket, a runway a ovesaidchute means for tilting the basket rear- ,wardly adjacent the end ofsaidv runway whereby to discharge the contents of the basket onto thesame,t e parts being so arranged that the lower front edge of the basketwill engage with the end of said runway when the basket is tilted, and aguide extending downwardl lfrom the edge of the runwa and de'- t signelto direct the basket toward t e supply device.` l

. 1'5. -In an apparatus of theA 'character del scribed ,a basketcomprising )ivoted U-shaped bars, a guard for the rear o the basket, andan adjustable connection between said guard and said bars. I

16. In an a paratus of the character described, `a bas et comprisingU-shapedl bars- IOO pivotally. connected together'at their ends, a

Y orizontally-extending guard secured to 'one of said bars and providedwith a series of recesses or the like, and one ormore pins secured tothe other bar and designed to be received in said recess for the pur oseset forth.

In testimony whereo I have signed my name to this speciiication in thepresence of two subscribingwitnesses.

ORVILLE ojAMsDEN. Witnesses:

STANLEY C. SWIFT, EDWIN M. PARK.

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